Business Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield • East Rutherford, NJ

29d

About The Position

The Data Analyst's primary responsibility includes providing analytical support through the creation and maintenance of BI reports and dashboards, smartsheet trackers and dashboards, PowerPoint presentations, data models, and analytical tools. The Data Analyst looks at complex sets of information to reach conclusions and leads the process of collecting and reporting on new data.

Requirements

• 4-year college degree in computer science, information technology/system or related field preferred
• Professional Corporate Experience
• Strong working knowledge of Power BI and other Business Intelligence tool
• Must demonstrate advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Comprehension of enterprise applications and business processes
• Ability to find solutions to business problems from data-driven insights
• Strong working knowledge of data management best practices and experience implementing and maintaining them
• Proven ability determining business needs and developing technical requirements
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and to draw valid conclusions
• Solid business judgment, collaboration, and critical thinking skills
• Must be able to be able to explain technical concepts and procedures to non-technical users
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good communication and customer service skills are required

Responsibilities

• Understand the business and information needs of business owners and translate those needs into BI/analytics/reporting requirements.
• Support the design, development, and maintenance of ongoing metrics, reports, data mining, analyses, dashboards, PowerPoint presentations etc. that drive meaningful, timely, and actionable insights and can be easily interpreted by users
• Maintain appropriate documentation around BI solutions and systems – including assumptions, complex calculations, process and data flow diagrams, and other relevant information
• Research, study, and analyze system or process related issues/incidents as escalated and provide appropriate resolution(s)
• Recommend process improvement opportunities – document current state process and create future state process documentation
• Deliver proactive approach with each workgroup by function and geographic team with regard to business process re-engineering, internal control objectives, and best practices to address business needs, identify and solve problems, and enhance service levels
• Work with Operations team, and utilize data insights to help drive predictive operational behavior
• Maintains and support databases, including inputting and correcting data, determining formats, researching data conversions, establishing data specifications, configuration/integration, updating sources and ensuring data integrity
• Schedule and coordinate application development and systems integration provided by outside service contractors
• Teach business users how to interact with the visualizations and interpret the results, and develop reference materials
• Develop and implement training programs and communication plans to improve user adoption and effectiveness of new and existing features

Benefits

• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
• The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
• The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees